It so happened that I had something of a “strange bromance” theme with today’s picks, which is odd because even though I generally choose movies I’ve heard positive things about through the grapevine, I mostly pick the movies at random, and I deliberately try not to read too much about the movies before I watch … More Double Feature: Creep (2014) and They Look Like People (2015)
Although Netflix is generally not the first (or the fourth, or the ninth…) streaming service I think of when I’m looking for some good horror, every now and then they surprise me by platforming a real gem that I previously only heard about through word of mouth, and happily, this turned out to be one … More Movies: Coming Home in the Dark (2021)
Like much of the horror media that went on to make indelible impressions on me as a young horror nerd, I first heard about the Kolchak movies (and the series they spawned) when they were mentioned in Stephen King’s 1981 nonfiction book, Danse Macabre. Though I saw both of the iconic Kolchak TV films when … More Revisiting Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1972) and The Night Strangler (1973)
We’ve reached the year of 1978, the year I turned six years old, and once again, I have a whole smorgasbord of horror goodies to choose from, necessitating another long list of honorable mentions. So before we get into the entrées, I offer a few hors d’oeuvres in the form of the very decent sequel … More My Favorite Horror Movies from Every Year Since I Was Born: 1978
So I’d been noticing a lot of interest and buzz surrounding the 2022 film Barbarian, which premiered at San Diego Comic-Con last summer, but I wasn’t entirely sure what the nature of the buzz was, and I hoped I’d be able to keep it that way until I actually got around to seeing the thing, … More Movies: Barbarian (2022)
As I mentioned in my last book review about Literally Dead, I’m a sucker for a good Halloween horror anthology, whether it’s in book or film form. The one I’m talking about today, This Is Halloween by James A. Moore, is a bit different, in that it’s ten (mostly) Halloween-themed tales by a single author, … More Books: This Is Halloween by James A. Moore
I love Halloween (I mean, who doesn’t), and I love horror anthologies, especially ones that are based around my favorite holiday. I’ve seen and reviewed most of the best ones for Halloweens past—Trick ‘r Treat, Tales of Halloween, All Hallows’ Eve—but I came across this 2020 film called Bad Candy streaming for free on Tubi, … More Movies: Bad Candy (2020)
Mohawked and prolific author Adam Millard has written a few dozen novels and novellas and a couple hundred short stories, but for some reason, I only just recently got down to starting to read his stuff. He normally writes in the realms of bizarro or erotic horror, but the novella I picked up to start … More Books: Larry by Adam Millard
As anyone who’s been around here for any length of time knows, I love Dario Argento. Just recently, in fact, I chose 1977’s Suspiria as one of my favorite horror films, not only of 1977, but of all time. I’m also a massive fan of Argento’s early giallo movies, like The Bird with the Crystal … More Movies: Dark Glasses (2022)
I thank the universe pretty much every day that I was born at the time I was. My formative years corresponded almost exactly with the explosion of punk and post-punk, the birth of MTV, the home video boom, and the expansion of cable television into more and more homes. Yes, despite my dewy youthfulness, I … More Movies: Time After Time (1979)
The Scare Salon 